AGDC 2000

This year's Australian Game Developers Conference, which is being held at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre, will feature the biggest names in computer game development today including:

• Seamus Blackley, the lead developer of the upcoming Xbox

• Alex Garden, CEO and founder of Relic Entertainment (Homeworld)

• Brian Reynolds, CEO and founder of Big Huge Games (Civilisation 2, Colonization, Alpha Centauri)

• Rob Heubner, VP Technology of Nihilistic Entertainment (Descent, Descent 2, Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption)

• James Russell, VP Technology, Sony Entertainment (helped build the PS2)

• Tony Oakden, Producer, Micro Forte (Driver, Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel)

• Robin Walker, Valve, (Team Fortress MOD, Team Fortress 2)

• Louis Castle, Executive Vice President and co-founder, Westwood Studios (Eye of the Beholder, Dune II, Command & Conquer)

• Greg Siegele, CEO and founder of Ratbag (Powerslide, Dirt Track Racing)

• Graeme Scott, Senior Programmer for Tantalus Interactive

And that's just a small sample of the talented developers who will be flying in from all over the world to visit the conference. For a full list of all of the speakers and their sessions, visit the official AGDC website.

This is an unprecedented opportunity for you to get a look at the games and technology of tomorrow. There will be sessions on Direct X 8, Xbox, PS2, Dreamcast, and Intel will be showing the upcoming Pentium 4 processor. Better still, it's an excellent opportunity to make sure that your business is seen by the most important gaming executives in Australia and around the world. Attendee seating, expo space and sponsorship opportunities are still available.